Anyone have their favorite truck or SUV that doesn't have a V8 (maybe V6 or I5 or I6) that is rated to tow 5000 lbs or greater.<br /><br />In this tow classification, you could tow your average 18-19 foot bowrider and still put gas in the boat and not have to weigh every passenger. Granted, I would want a V8 to carry the family on a vacation through the mountains, but if you had a local lake and just wanted to pull fairly flat and not long distances with the whole family -- what would you choose or recommend?<br /><br />The idea behind this is something that would be a daily driver w/o being a gas hog and could double as a grocery getter, soccer shuttle, or commute vehicle. The other thing that got me thinking on this is the multitude of posts that show up and ask, "can I tow my new bowrider I just bought at the boat show with my minivan?" kind of questions.<br /><br />Let's make things even with saying it needs to be a 4x4 or AWD. Oh, it has to seat 4 people too (adults -- no club cabs).<br /><br />My source for data is the TBM tow ratings <br /><br />I'll start with those that I can see (in tow capacity order):<br /><br />Jeep Liberty (gas & diesel) 5000 lbs<br />Toyota 4Runner 4L V6 5000 lbs<br />Nissan Xterra 4L 5000 lbs<br />Volvo XC90 I5 Turbo 5000 lbs<br />Ford Explorer Sport Trac V6 5080 lbs<br />Mercury Mountaineer 4.L AWD V6 5280<br />Ford Explorer V6 5380 lbs<br />Chev Blazer 2door V6 5400 lbs<br />Chev Astro V6 5500 lbs<br />Isuzu Ascenter 4.2L 5600 lbs<br />Nissan Pathfinder 4L V6 6000 lbs<br />Buick Rainier AWD 4.2L 6100 lbs<br />Nissan Frontier crew cab 4L 6100 lbs<br />Trailblazer/Envoy (SWB) I6 4x4 6100 lbs<br />Toyota Tacoma double cab 4L V6 6500 lbs<br /><br />What would you choose?<br />Why?<br />Did I miss any?